diff --git a/project/project_name/settings/base.py b/project/project_name/settings/base.py
--- a/project/project_name/settings/base.py
+++ b/project/project_name/settings/base.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
 
 # Absolute path to the directory static files should be collected to. Calculated
 # based on project root.
-STATIC_ROOT = path.normpah(path.join(ASSETS_ROOT, "static"))
+STATIC_ROOT = path.normpath(path.join(ASSETS_ROOT, "static"))
 
 # URL prefix for static files.
 # Example: "http://example.com/static/", "http://static.example.com/"